Fresno City Council Member Luiz Chavez says 600 criminals have been released back into the city since April. "We're in the middle of a crime wave, and that is not a term that I use loosely because that's how it's being described here in our city. And we need to...
Will Creek Fire Make Home Insurance Even Harder to Get in ‘High Risk’ Areas?
The latest totals from CAL Fire show 855 structures destroyed (identified as residential, commercial and "other"), and another 71 structures damaged by the Creek Fire. Five of the 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred in 2020, with the Creek Fire now confirmed as the single biggest in terms...
Valley Petroleum Distributor Questions Governor’s Plan To Phase Out Gas Powered Cars
Governor Newsom announced Wednesday that California will phase out the sale of gasoline powered cars by 2035. “This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change,” said Governor Newsom. "Californians shouldn’t have to worry if our cars are giving our kids asthma." West Hills Oil...
‘Make a Reservation’: Local Restaurants Poised for Dine In Restart Next Week
It's not time to put away the social distancing signs or masks any time soon, but Fresno County's top health official says local restaurants will be permitted to open their dining rooms again next week. "On September 29th - that evening - you can make a reservation at your favorite...
New State Data Shows Fresno County Meeting Metrics To Move Into Next Tier of Reopening
Fresno County remains in the state's highest tier for widespread COVID-19 transmission, but that may soon change. The California Department of Public Health releases new tracking data every Tuesday. With today's update, Fresno is now meeting the two metrics needed to move from the state's purple tier into the lower...
Parkway Drive Motel Slated to Convert to Homeless Housing With State Grant
Motel drive, an area Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias says is an "epicenter of human and drug trafficking" is getting a partial makeover. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the Fresno Housing Authority will receive over $7.6 million as part of the second round of awards for Project Homekey. According to a...
Fresno County’s COVID-19 Numbers Head in Right Direction Toward Reopenings
Cautious optimism radiated from Tuesday's Fresno County Department of Public Health Zoom call as the state released improved COVID-19 numbers. For the time being, Fresno County remains in the purple tier, indicating widespread COVID-19. However, according to the state dashboard, the county is at a 6.2% case positivity rate (needs...
Fresno’s Top Doc Sees Early October as Possibility for Reopening Some Schools
Fresno County interim health officer Dr. Rais Vohra is optimistic about the county's chance of moving into the next tier of reopenings sooner rather than later. Fresno County remains in the purple tier and the state considers COVID-19 to still be widespread here. The next tier — red — would...
Sierra Logger Piled up Dead Trees To ‘Show’ Forest Service Severity of Problem
The U.S. Forest Service estimated in early 2018 that more than 147 million trees had died across 9.7 million acres of federal, state, local, and private lands in California during the drought. In the previous two years, federal, state, and local partners had felled 1.5 million dead trees, primarily those...
Creek Fire: ‘We Didn’t Used To Have These Kinds of Fires.” Logger Blames Poor Forest Management
Loggers blame politicians. Politicians blame climate change. President Donald Trump claims that California doesn't know how to manage its forests. While the finger-pointing goes on, Mother Nature doesn't care. Listen to this article: California has set a record with 2 million acres burned this year, and the Creek Fire rages...